Twisted46 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Hi all, I have an appointment to get an alignment next week. I am guessing these guys will have never had a Datsun in the shop before. What do you track addicts run for alignment settings? Not sure it it matters but I am on German lowering springs so the car is pretty low to the ground. also running 16X8. I didn't really see any room for adjustment out back so we will say front only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Do you have any adjustable suspension parts? Control arms, camber plates, camber bushings, etc? Stock you can shim a tiny amount of caster in the front and set toe, and that's it. You can do that yourself, not even worth taking it to an alignment shop, unless you just want to see how bad it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted46 Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Only Camber plates. I just replaced tie rods along with every most of the other suspension parts so I need it straightened out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Adjusting camber with plates is pretty easy to DIY too. I'm guessing your wheel is off center after replacing tie rods, they can fix that for you too, but it should be a quick and easy alignment for the tech doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted46 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 What for should i go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Suspension settings will depend largely on what kind of setup you're running (springs, lowering, sway bars, wheel size and rubber, etc) and what type of track events you plan on running (settings for auto-x can be very different from road course settings.), and your personal level of experience. John Coffey wrote a couple good threads on this topic a few years ago...they might be in the FAQs? I'll see if I can locate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primaz Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Z car Front, Toe: 1/16” to 3/32” in, Camber: 0 to 1 negative with 1 being preferred.Caster: 4 to 6 postive. The actual number between 4 and 6 is not important, only that both sides are the same. Rear Toe: 1/16” in Camber: 0 to 1 negative with 1 being preferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Here are my settings, using only camber plates. The car handles perfectly to my taste, breakaway is very neutral. I don't have any rear toe adjustment otherwise I would've dialed it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 4:59 PM, jhm said: John Coffey wrote a couple good threads on this topic a few years ago...they might be in the FAQs? I'll see if I can locate them. "https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/60536-alignment-settings/" On 6/27/2019 at 11:22 PM, Leon said: Here are my settings, using only camber plates. The car handles perfectly to my taste, breakaway is very neutral. I don't have any rear toe adjustment otherwise I would've dialed it down. The camber numbers are similar to JohnC's "race" setup. The "street" setup has about half of the camber-angle. Regarding the rear toe... it is not inconceivable that there is a manufacturing-flaw in the McPherson strut housings... that is, in how the hole for the spindle-pin was drilling into the casting. It's a defect on the parts themselves, and not a function of how the suspension is set up. The remedy would be to find another McPherson strut assembly. This problem is, I think, more common on the front-end; I had to go through several junkyard parts to find a matched-pair that was symmetric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 In my experience, there is a ton of variability in the body/chassis components, including 40+ years of wear and tear. My old 260Z aligned perfectly and that was a car that had been salvaged due to a rear impact. I had to mill slots into the transverse link mounts on this current car to get the toe even. Swapping to different strut housings evened out the camber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted46 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Thanks a lot for the input guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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